Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women_2011 application brochure

8/7/2019 Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women_2011 application brochure

1/4

Ernst & YoungEntrepreneurial

Winning Women

Calling women entrepreneurs

with big plans

In collaboration with:


2/4

thinking

bigAs part of our long-standing and award-winning

commitment to inclusiveness and the advancement

of women, Ernst & Young invites outstanding

women entrepreneurs to accelerate the growth

of their businesses and realize the potential they

envision for their companies.

The fourth annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial

Winning Women program is a national competition

and executive leadership program to identify andconnect a select group of women entrepreneurs

with the advisors, resources and insights they need

to become market leaders.

In becoming part of the Entrepreneurial Winning Women program,

our winners join an elite network of the countrys best high-growth

companies and participate in a customized program designed to:

Expand their knowledge with the latest information, research and

executive dialogues about business strategies and practices tailored

to high-growth companies

Identify potential partners, strategic alliances, customers andsuppliers as well as prospective sources of private capital among

selected venture capital and private equity rms

Access informal, one-to-one guidance and support

Strengthen their executive leadership and business skills and

identify opportunities to grow and scale their companies through

meetings with senior advisors and seasoned entrepreneurs who

can serve as role models, coaches and mentors

Increase national and regional visibility for themselves and their

companies among corporate executives, investors and the media

Join the countrys most prestigious gatheringof high-growth, market-leading companies

Entrepreneurial Winning Women will also receive an all-expense paid

trip to the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum 2011, named

by Forbes.com as one of its seven get-ahead executive retreats.

By invitation only and held November 913 in Palm Springs,

California, the Forum convenes more than 1,700 leaders of the

nations most successful high-growth companies, their investors and

advisors to share growth strategies and discuss current marketplace

opportunities and challenges.

The Forum presents a one-of-a-kind platform for Entrepreneurial

Winning Women to introduce their companies, share their corporate

and personal brands, and position their companies with established

entrepreneurs, top executives, business advisors and prospective

investors who can guide their decision-making and contribute to the

success. All 2011 Entrepreneurial Winning Women will be introduce

and honored at a special celebratory event during the Forum.

The Strategic Growth Forum concludes with the 25th anniversay of

the US Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards, where

approximately 250 regional award winners selected from among

1,500 nominees will compete for national recognition Saturday nigh

during the gala awards ceremony hosted by Jay Leno.

Could your company be a multi-hundred-

million or billion-dollar enterprise?

Are you a woman entrepreneur

with big plans?

Do you know a woman with the vision

and passion for growing her company?

Ernst & Young extends a special thank you to the

Kauffman Foundation, the worlds premier organization

dedicated to the development of high-growth rms and

understanding the role they play in economic growth,

for contributing its valuable resources in support of the

Entrepreneurial Winning Women executive leadership

development program.


3/4

Eligibility

To take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity, Ernst & Young invites applications

from and nominations of women business owners who are the founding CEOs (at least

a 51% owner) of any privately held company in the US. The company must be less

than 10 years old and have reported at least $1 million in sales during each of the

past two scal years. Typical applicant company revenue ranges from $1 million up

to approximately $20 million annually. For those women who have sought outside

investment, the founding woman entrepreneur may still apply if she retains a majority

ownership stake of what is left after deducting all outside investments.

If selected, winners must attend an intensive two-day orientation and coaching session to

ensure they are fully prepared to participate in and take full advantage of the November

2011 Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum. The orientation will be held October 45at Ernst & Young LLPs headquarters in New York City. Attendance at orientation and

Strategic Growth Forum is mandatory. Those unable to attend may be better served not

applying.

Criteria and selection

Applicants will be interviewed in July. The 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning

Women panel of independent judges representing successful entrepreneurs, investors

and business leaders will then name 10 Entrepreneurial Winning Women by

September 9, 2011.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate qualities needed to take the fullest advantage

of this opportunity, including successes to date that exhibit the creativity, tenacity andplanning necessary to realize their companies full potential and the condence and

conviction to drive toward market leadership. In addition, Entrepreneurial Winning

Women should have the maturity and level of business sophistication needed to interact

effectively with potential investors, high-level business advisors and top executives.

Applications and nominations

To obtain an application form, nominate a deserving woman entrepreneur or learn more,

visit: www.ey.com/us/entrepreneurialwinningwomen. The application deadline is

June 30, 2011.

With Entrepreneurial Winning Women, Ernst & Young couples our

long-standing commitment to entrepreneurship with our rms values

of diversity and inclusiveness. We are dedicated to championing

and celebrating the success of women-owned businesses through

our rms vast resources and convening power as the leading

advisors to high-growth companies. We believe that helping womenentrepreneurs to expand and cultivate their professional relationships

will be the key to accelerating the growth of their promising

enterprises.

Maria Pinelli

Ernst & Young LLP | Americas Director, Strategic Growth Markets

Ernst & Young is such a powerful rm

that being associated with them, and

honored by them via the Winning

Women award and program, really

boosted our credibility and visibility.

More importantly, we attribute aportion of new sales as being largely the

result of relationships and networking

opportunities that Ernst & Young has

gone above and beyond to facilitate.

Sherry Stewart Deutschmann

CEO, LetterLogic

Entrepreneurial Winning WomenClass of 2009

Entrepreneurial Winning Women and the

Strategic Growth Forum have allowed me

to take a step back, focus on my business

and think bigger and differently than I

did before. The contacts Ive made andrelationships Ive built are not just helpful

now but will be in the future as I continue

to grow my business. Ive received

tremendous media exposure and truly

been inspired.

Dawn Halfaker

CEO, Halfaker and Associates

Entrepreneurial Winning WomenClass of 2010


4/4

Ernst & Young

Assurance | Tax | Transactions | Advisory

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax,transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our

141,000 people are united by our shared values and

an unwavering commitment to quality. We make adifference by helping our people, our clients and our

wider communities achieve their potential.

Ernst & Young refers to the global organization ofmember firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each o

which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young LLP is aclient-serving member firm of Ernst & Young Global

Limited operating in the US. For more information abo

our organization, please visit www.ey.com.

Ernst & Young LLP is a client-serving member firm ofErnst & Young Global operating in the US.

About Americas Strategic Growth Markets

Ernst & Young guides the best high-growth companies

to market leadership worldwide. Our multidisciplinaryteams of dedicated professionals provide perspective,

advice and insight to help our clients accelerate their

growth. We are the undisputed leader in guiding Russ2000 companies, IPO-bound companies and Forbes

largest private enterprises.

2011 Ernst & Young LLP.

All Rights Reserved.

SCORE No. BE0113BSC No. 1101-1226290

Ernst & Young is committed to minimizing itsimpact on the environment. This document wa

printed using recycled paper and vegetable-

based ink.

Contacts:

Maria Pinelli

Ernst & Young

Americas Director

Strategic Growth Markets

[email protected]

Lisa Schiffman

Ernst & Young

Americas Director, Marketing and Communications

Strategic Growth Markets

[email protected]

Melissa Taylor

Ernst & Young

Entrepreneurial Winning Women Program Manager

[email protected]

Did you know?

If women entrepreneurs in the US started with the same

capital as men entrepreneurs, they would add a whopping 6

million jobs to the economy within 5 years 2 million of thos

in the rst year alone, according to Babson College research.

Documents

Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women_2011 application brochure